If you want to be a successful college football coach you
have to be a great recruiter. One of the biggest tools that some of the best
college football coaches in the nation use are new uniforms. New uniforms are
exciting for the players and the fans. Oregon for example has not worn the same
uniform combination in two straight games in the past two years. Some people
don’t like that teams like Oregon wear 20 different uniform combinations some
people like the old fashioned traditional looking uniforms, but that is a look
of the past.
3 of Oregon's Many Uniform Designs
What is the
recipe for an exciting new college football uniform? Is it the neon colors or
the thousands of different design types? All of these different design types
are not cheap for these college football programs. But what these uniforms do
for a college football program is lure attention, which lures recruits.
Tennessee's Brand New "Smokey" Grey Uniforms
These new uniforms drum up a lot of
attention for these college football programs, good and bad. “I know that the
first couple of years many people were saying they hated the uniforms,” Mike
Belloti (Former Oregon Ducks head football coach) said. “But they were talking
about them.” And that is exactly what teams like Oregon are trying to do.
Some of the critics of these new
uniforms say that they are making a circus of college football. But maybe that
is what college football needs. College football was starting to look like a
bland and uninteresting event. People want to watch teams like Oregon play
because they are winning and they look good while doing it.
Northwestern's Patriotic Uniform
Although new uniforms may not seem
like a big deal in the recruitment of a college football player, it actually is
more than meets the eye. For some players different uniforms may be the
deciding factor on what school they want to play for. New uniforms are one of
the most popular and most important factors in the recruitment of college
football players in this day and age.
